The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-11-03
TRIUMPHANT TOUR.
General Gordon's Trip Through
the Buckeye State.
He Makes an Eloquent Speech Before an
Immense Audience at Columbus
The Name Of ''Skin Cane"
Never Mentioned.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 30-E Especial. THE
Democracy of Franklin county gave
Governor John b. Gordon, of Georgia,
a gIanl ovation here tonight. The
Thurman and Jackson clubs, each uni
formed and 100 strong, marched to
Judge Thurman's residence and es-
cOrted Governor Gordon and the ola
Roman to the city hall where the meet
ing was held In order to accommo-
date the crowd only few chairs were
placed in the hall, and when Senator
Thurman, Governor Gordon and Hon.
Thomas E, Powell arrived, every foot
of room was occupied, the gallery was
crowded and even the windows
aud aisles were occupied. There
were not less than 1900 people
present Squire Olnhausen called
the meeting to order, and in a few
we'll chosen words introduced Governor
Gordon. He was greeted with tre-
mendous applause, and held that vast
audience of intent listeners throughout
the two hours of his speech. 1t was
one Of the grandest pieces of OratOry
to which aCOlumbus audience was ever
treated, and the earnestness, the ferVOr
and pathos of his language told that his
sentiments came from the depths of his
heart. The Governor completely ig-
nored Governor Foraker, and never
mentioned his name once during his
entire discourse, hut confined himself to
replying to newspaper charges. His
answer to the allegation that he be-
longed to ku klux clan for intimidat-
ing the cOlored people was grand and
overwhelming in it's proof. He showed
by official figures that since 1875, the end
of carpet bag rule in the south, the
wealth of the colored people of Geor-
gia has increased many fold; theiI
household property has increased many
hundred per cent. and their lands
churches and school houses in the same
ratio. He asks for the number of col
ored military companies in Ohio and
being told four, replied that the colored
people of Georgia had more than twice
that many. He then read extracts from
the official organ of the African Meth.
odist Episcopal church of the south
edited by Bishop Turner, the foremost
cOlored scholar of the United States ano
Republican, in which Governor Cor.
don was pronounced true friend OF
the colored people, careful and earn
EST guardian of their rights. The bishol
tlso said that the cOlored people OF
Georgia enjoyed the rights and priyi
eges of citizenship as much as on any
other spot on the globe. He then asked
# to educate, Christianize and arm
with cannon and repeating rifles
was the usual way of intimi
dating people. His plea for a Union
bound together by the ties of genuine
friendship and brotherly love was
grand and created quite an impression
He assured the people of Ohio that the
people of the south gladly accepted the
issues Of the war, and stood to-day vii.
ling to lay down their lives in defense
of the constitution and the flag. He
completely routed the bloody shirt
howlers of the Foraker stripe, and ere.
ated such profound impression that
when he closed his remarks several col
Ored Republicans pushed their way to
the stage and, grasping the governors
hand, shook it warmly and encouraged
him in his great mission of peace.
Among the number was Rev. James
Poindexter, prominent colored divine
and Republican politician. When Mr..
Poindexter pushed through the crowd
and grasped Governor GOrdOn's
aand he said, "God bless you"
A tremendous cheer went up, while
the reverend gentleman, whose hair is
white with age and who was once a
slave, shook the hand of Governor Cor
don. The Governor paid high tribute
to Lincoln and Grant, and closed with
one of the most eloquent appeals for
friendship and good feeling between
the sections ever listened to. AT the
close of Governor GordOn's speech Mr.,
Powell was to have made few remarks
but was compelled to leave the hall in
order to catch a train for Batavia,
where he spoke Monday afternoon.
Calls for Thurman brought the old
Roman to his feet, and he said that as
thre was another distinguished gentle
man from a distance present, there
would be no time for Columbus man
to speak. The chairman then intro
duced Congressman L. 4. Tarsney, of
Michigan, who delivered an eloquent
address on National politics, and was
frequently applauded. The meeting
closed with three cheers for Governor
Gordon, three for Senator Thurman
and three for Hon. Thomas e. Powell